Caribbean

If there’s one place you need a lifting keel yacht its in the Bahamas…

We’ve been here for about three weeks sailing up through the island chain towards our eventual mainland US landfall.

Mile upon mile of uniformly flat sub 3m depths across large banks between islands has been a completely new sailing experience. It’s a bit nerve wracking, but the Forward Looking Sonar and good weather (and light) have been invaluable.

The seas and beaches of the Caribbean have nothing on the waters of the Turks & Caicos (the Turquoises & Caicos might be a better name). I have never seen so many amazing shades of blue and have no idea how to even begin to try to describe them (cerulean?

We’re heading west for the first time in 3 months as we cross from Antigu to St Kitts. It’s a calm day here in the Caribbean with just 5 knots of wind behind us so we’ve engaged the iron sail and are motoring along steadily at 7 knots.

In the world of modern folding propellers, I’m really pleased with the choice we made when fitting out our boat.

Adrian is not really a fish eater, but there is something about the act of fishing that appeals to the geeky side of him (that’s pretty much all of him) and as almost everyone else on the ARC managed to catch some fish there was definitely a competitive urge to be settled.

‘Beautiful Barbuda’ is the tagline of the behemoth that is the Barbuda tourism authority – I’m kidding, everything about this beautiful island is on the small scale. The island comprises 62 square miles, mostly flat, with a population of under 2000. Everyone is friendly and it feels very laid back and safe. The beaches – white, or verging on pink depending on the light – and the sea – turquoise are undisputably beautiful.

We’ve sailed across to Barbuda, with the promise of beautiful rose white beaches and crystal clear waters and reefs for snorkelling. Our first stop has been Cocoa Bay – one of the long beaches on the south west coast.

As advertised, there are indeed miles of white (the guide book says pink) beaches.

Adrian – the Geek

I guess I'm the geek! I try to make the best use of technology whenever possible and try to keep up to date with the latest tech both on and off the water. I'll be writing reviews, news and stories about the boat, equipment and our sailing.

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Though it may be a life on the ocean wave for me, I don’t see that I need to be unglamorous or forego all nice things. For me it’s about finding a way to incorporate a bit of style in our lives alongside all of the necessary practicality and technology - and to try to keep the geekery under control ;-)

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Where are we?

Click to locate usWe are currently in the Caribbean, having crossed the Atlantic with the ARC in December 2014. We are working our way north during the Caribbean season towards Florida, where we'll start heading up the east coast of the US during the summer. View our satellite trackers and other locator beacons to follow our progress, see where we are and send us SMS messages via satellite.